Understanding Advanced Wound Care: Your Quick Guide to Our In-Store Dressings

When dealing with an injury, using the right wound care product can mean the difference between a painful, prolonged recovery and fast, comfortable healing. Advanced medical supplies are designed to protect fragile new tissue, manage moisture, and prevent infections. We proudly stock a comprehensive range of industry-leading clinical dressings right here in our store. This simple breakdown helps you understand our inventory so you can find exactly what your healthcare provider has recommended.

Non-Adherent Contact Layers

Contact layers are placed directly over open, raw, or fragile wounds to prevent the outer bandage from sticking to your skin. 

• Mepitel: A transparent, flexible, perforated silicone mesh utilizing Mölnlycke Safetac Technology. It allows fluid to pass safely into an outer pad and can stay in place for up to 14 days, protecting skin tears and burns from painful changes.
• Adaptic: A primary mesh dressing made of knitted cellulose acetate and coated in a smooth petrolatum emulsion. Highly versatile, Solventum Adaptic promotes easy removal and protects regenerating tissue across surgical incisions, abrasions, and ulcers.

Antimicrobial Protection

If your wound is at risk for bacterial critical colonization or infection, an antiseptic layer is vital.

• Inadine: A non-adherent viscose sheet impregnated with a 10% povidone-iodine ointment. 3M Inadine provides broad-spectrum antiseptic action for minor burns, traumatic injuries, or ulcerative wounds. Pro tip: The dressing safely turns from orange to white to visually signal that it is time for a change!

Moisture & Exudate Management

Heavily or moderately draining wounds require advanced absorbent technology to protect the surrounding skin from turning soft and soggy.

• Mepilex: A premium, highly conformable foam dressing designed for moderate to heavily draining wounds. Ideal for chronic ulcers and pressure injuries, its silicone layer seals the wound margins to prevent leakage while cushioning the area.

Clear Film Barriers

Film dressings act as a breathable shield to protect clean skin or anchor other supplies.

• Tegaderm: A thin, transparent, water-resistant film membrane. It seals out external contaminants, bacteria, and viruses while allowing you to monitor the wound or secure primary gauze and IV lines.

Simple Surgical & Everyday Islands

When you need a quick, highly reliable all-in-one adhesive bandage for light to moderate fluid, island dressings are the preferred option.

• Mepore: A gentle, air-permeable, self-adhesive fabric dressing featuring a central absorbent pad. Excellent for post-op surgical wounds, cuts, or abrasions.
• Mepore Pro: A premium variation of the standard Mepore that features a showerproof outer film layer. This lets you wash safely without compromising your bandage.

Our team is ready to help you locate exactly what you need on our shelves. To help us prepare your supplies, let us know:

• What specific size did your doctor or clinic write down?
• Do you need retention tape or tubular bandages to hold the non-adherent layers in place?

Stop by or call ahead to verify our current inventory levels!